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Social media use is widespread and continues to grow. The most popular social media site, Facebook, is used by 68% of Americans and the average American spends over two hours a day on social media.

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The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe. For some users, these assumptions are dangerously wrong. By Megan Twohey Danielle Ivory and Carson Kessler The ...

In a recent survey from the Digital Education Council, a global alliance of universities and industry representatives focused on education innovation, the majority of students (86%) said they use ...

Two recent studies have linked “problematic smartphone use” among teenagers to increased symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia. But is it a real problem? And how worried, if at all, should we ...

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday announced it plans to phase out the use of single-use plastics from all federal operations by 2035, as part of its broader strategy ...

Do you think and speak in ways that mark you as being emotionally intelligent? After spending more than 25 years researching and writing books about emotional intelligence, I know that you should hope ...

I've spent 30 years researching what makes people, and especially leaders, mentally strong. Along the way, I've discovered that you become mentally stronger by exercising six core mental muscles: ...

Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades. Alcohol is still more widely used ...